Code Review #5 – splurge on reporting configuration errors

Configuration problems when deploying a new build are high on the “high anxiety” list. The pressure is high to hurry up and get the build deployed. Often times, the deploy happens late at night when the deployer really just wants to go to bed.

The number one way a developer can help out in this situation is very good error messages. If an exception occurs as a result of a misconfiguration: be verbose. Be overly verbose. The sanity you save may be your own.